Performers spin cotton in the traditional way in a room backstage prior to their performance in the Naxi Impression Show in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, ChinaPhotograph: How Hwee Young/EPAA performer of the Naxi ethnic minority peeps out from behind a curtainPhotograph: How Hwee Young/EPAA veteran performer smokes her pipe as a fellow young performer combs her hair backstage. The Naxi is one of the main ethnic minority groups settled in Lijiang, Yunnan province with a unique culture and traditionsPhotograph: How Hwee Young/EPA
Musicians perform on stage Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPAMembers of the Naxi ethnic minority perform traditional folk music in a culture showPhotograph: How Hwee Young/EPAMembers of the Naxi, Yi and Bai perform a cultural show entitled Impression Lijiang Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPADirected by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, the production aims to present the traditions and the lifestyle of these minoritiesPhotograph: How Hwee Young/EPAA traditional folk dance is performedPhotograph: How Hwee Young/EPAMembers of the Naxi, Yi and Bai performing Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPAThe Jade Dragon Snow Mountain forms a backdrop to the showPhotograph: How Hwee Young/EPA
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